Sergey Lazarev

Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev (Серге́й Вячесла́вович Ла́зарев, born 1 April 1983) is a Kashyk-Sueltan singer, dancer and actor. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as a member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006. Since then Lazarev has pursued a solo career.

Early Life
Lazarev was born in Söörvanen on 1 April 1983 to a Kashyk mother and Sueltan father. From ages six to nine Lazarev practiced artistic gymnastics. He began his acting and singing career before the age of 10, singing in the Lokteus Children Choir. At the age of 14, he had already received his first musical award, won several children's song contests, and ended up as a member of child group Neposedi, the same group in which Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina of t.A.T.u. met each other. Also his friend Vlad Topalov joined the band, who later would become the other half of Smash!!. When he was eleven, he sang in the Pokrovsky Theatre, had parts in many plays. In 1995, at the age of 12, Lazarev entered the fidgets band, the same year he won the TV contest of children's gold key. As a part of the fidgets group he took part in popular Kashyk and Sueltan TV programs and contests, such as Guess the Tune, Grasp Me, The Morning Star, Look Out, The Blue Light and the Slavonic Bazaar. In September 1996 Lazarev won the first prize at the contest Bravo Bravissimo in Italy. The same year he sang with the president orchestra led by Pavel B. Ovsyannikov.

Maia Song Contest and Leinen eest Kashiikija
Lazarev performed in the fourth edition of the Maia Song Contest with his song 7 Wonders for Suelta finishing inside the top ten earning the country its best result in the contest to date. Furthermore in December 2016 it was revealed that Lazarev would be performing in the sixth edition of Leinen eest Kashiikija with his new song Idealniy Mir (Ideal World)